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When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When heterodox thinkers embrace a new orthodoxy, who is left to do the hard work?

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Bear Smith
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The New Monarchy

The New Monarchy

Something strange is happening in Washington, and it doesn't bode well for our future

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Bear Smith
CultureCulture
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The other culture war

The other culture war

Where voters are, where liberals aren't, and the grifters that fill the void

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Bear Smith
When MAGA Went Maoist

When MAGA Went Maoist

The ideological shift at the core of the dumbest week in American history

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Crossing the Rubicon

Crossing the Rubicon

Disappearing students. Jailed residents. Defied courts. The crisis is now.

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
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Third Shakerism

Third Shakerism

The work of memory, the meaning of conservatism, and why conservatism isn't the enemy of progress

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Bear Smith

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A Crisis of Coherence

A Crisis of Coherence

Our churches, our media, and our politics all share one thing, and it's driving people away

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Bear Smith
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Who Killed the Third Place?

Who Killed the Third Place?

Third places are dying, and we're killing them. Is there hope for their revival?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
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Third Shakerism

Third Shakerism

The work of memory, the meaning of conservatism, and why conservatism isn't the enemy of progress

Bear Smith
Bear Smith

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CultureCulture
A Crisis of Coherence

A Crisis of Coherence

Our churches, our media, and our politics all share one thing, and it's driving people away

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
CultureCulture
Who Killed the Third Place?

Who Killed the Third Place?

Third places are dying, and we're killing them. Is there hope for their revival?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
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Third Shakerism

Third Shakerism

The work of memory, the meaning of conservatism, and why conservatism isn't the enemy of progress

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PersonalPersonal
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Am I a Leftist Now?

Am I a Leftist Now?

What even is a conservative these days, anyway?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
100 Days that Broke Us

100 Days that Broke Us

What happened, what changed, and what is never going back to normal

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Crossing the Rubicon

Crossing the Rubicon

Disappearing students. Jailed residents. Defied courts. The crisis is now.

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
When MAGA Went Maoist

When MAGA Went Maoist

The ideological shift at the core of the dumbest week in American history

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
When the Best Campaign Strategy is to Just Shut Up

When the Best Campaign Strategy is to Just Shut Up

Lessons from Wisconsin and Florida, and a warning of why it's not enough

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
26 Things I Know About the Signalgate SNAFU

26 Things I Know About the Signalgate SNAFU

An accounting of the hubris, hypocrisy, and media spin that has compromised our national security.

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PsychologyPsychology
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When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When "Free Thinkers" Are Neither

When heterodox thinkers embrace a new orthodoxy, who is left to do the hard work?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
Politics & GovernmentPolitics & Government
When The Wheels Fall Off

When The Wheels Fall Off

What happens to a company, a party, a country in crisis?

Bear Smith
Bear Smith
PsychologyPsychology
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The Cop-Out

The Cop-Out

"Malicious compliance" is an attempt to excuse bad policy

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Bear Smith
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